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MyState advice arm grows

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
The performance of its wealth management division proved to be one of the highlights for MyState last financial year. The Tasmanian financial group's wealth management arm increased its funds under management at the fastest rate in many years, up 8% ...

Leadership changes at UBS NZ

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... Simcock is taking over as country head and will assume responsibility for the strategic direction and financial performance of the New Zealand business effective immediately. Simcock has been with UBS for seven years and currently heads the CCS business ...

Environment to reshape real estate investment: LaSalle

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... the process of recognising the impact of these factors, hence investor payback for improving the environmental performance of buildings could become a strong contributor to financial performance. "Our research finds that buildings with green attributes ...

APRA cuts red tape on superannuation transfers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... members between broadly equivalent products, it also outlined in its policy initiatives that it would be examining performance of registrable superannuation entities (RSEs) in greater detail in the future. APRA noted a "wide variance in RSE structures" ...

Asset managers feeling profit squeeze

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
... annual BCG innovator's advantage report found. BCG confirmed real challenges the industry faces by analysing the performance of 153 global asset managers with more than US$43 trillion assets under management. The industry's 2016 performance was the second ...

HESTA stands up to all-male boards

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
... closely enough at 50% of the population when identifying its next leaders will not attract the best people and performance of the organisation will eventually suffer," she said. Blakey added that having women in senior leadership flows through to all ...

AMP Capital grows infrastructure team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... Energy. Prior to that, she was an investment manager for NSW Treasury, responsible for monitoring and reporting the performance of the state's $38 billion electricity sector. Global head of infrastructure equity Boe Pahari said Prnjatovic's appointment ...

Quantifeed launches portfolio for car lovers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
... across Asia-Pacific are seeking more engaging investment opportunities for their clients. "A portfolio tracking the performance of companies involved in the emerging self-driving cars industry is valuable for advisers, not only because of the potential ...

Cameron Hume hires fixed income expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017
... suggested investment managers help asset owners weigh the consequences of decisions based on the exposures, risks and performance of their portfolio both on an absolute basis and relative to benchmark. "By doing so, they can help asset owners to understand ...

Good goings-on in China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
... Shanghai composite index has risen by 3.3% since the start of 2017 - relatively a small gain compared with the performance of other equity markets but is a massive turnaround from the 12.3% loss registered in 2016. Reflecting this improved conditions ...